Sandy Jams

Arabian Prince

Arabian Prince might be remembered as the Pete Best of N.W.A., but thats not exactly correct. He did leave the group just as they were breakingthough he was on Straight Outta Compton, and you can check by looking at the coverbut he was already a semi-star before N.W.A. were anything at all. With buddies like Egyptian Lover, he ruled over the primordial age of L.A. hip-hop, when over-cranked electro smeared the sweat of thousands across the walls of the L.A. Sports Arena. And thanks to a recent anthology on L.A label Stones Throw, the Prince is awake again. The pounding post-Kraftwerk beats that powered songs like his Panic Zone make perfect matches for new music by Peaches or M.I.A. and the cornerstones of Arabian Princes philosophywomen, partying and freaksnever went out of style anyway. This L_ephunk Halloween extravaganza is the perfect opportunity for an unfairly overlooked musician to return from the dead.
Fri., Oct. 31, 9 p.m., 2008